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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:53 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
I thought you had given up on us but that more than justifies your absence, brilliant work
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:20 pm
by evilvet
Gun Freak wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You built a CNC machine!
That, my friend, is awsome.
Glad you like it
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:32 pm
by evilvet
kjjohn wrote:I have seen people make these before, and always wanted to make one! How much did it cost you?
A rough guide:
$200 for motors
$300 for electronics
$100 for bearings, rod, socket screws etc
$120 for the HDPE used for the gantry and Z Axis
$50 for MDF and odds and sods
$50 for the Ozito router
The software is freeware/shareware and I have lot's of spare PC's lying round here.
I had a mental budget of "under $1000". That may sound a lot but considering a real CNC router is upwards of $6000 just at the entry level its not too bad. Besides which, I made it myself, learned heaps on the way and had a lot of fun.
You can certainly do it cheaper, the original specs that I worked from used all MDF, roller skate bearings and gas pipe rails and had a budget of about $500.